diff --git a/agents/monitor/src/steps/producer.rs b/agents/monitor/src/steps/producer.rs
index a693eb69..38855c36 100644
--- a/agents/monitor/src/steps/producer.rs
+++ b/agents/monitor/src/steps/producer.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ use crate::{
     RelayFaucet, Restartable, StepHandle, UpdateFaucet,
 };
 
+pub const POLLING_INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = 5;
+pub const BEHIND_TIP: u64 = 5;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[must_use = "Tasks do nothing unless you call .spawn() or .forever()"]
 pub(crate) struct DispatchProducer {
@@ -64,8 +67,8 @@ impl ProcessStep for DispatchProducer {
             async move {
                 let provider = self.home.client();
                 let height = provider.get_block_number().await.unwrap();
-                let mut from = height - 10;
-                let mut to = height - 5;
+                let mut from = height - (2 * BEHIND_TIP);
+                let mut to = height - BEHIND_TIP;
                 loop {
                     if from < to {
                         let res = self
@@ -86,11 +89,11 @@ impl ProcessStep for DispatchProducer {
                     let tip_res = provider.get_block_number().await;
                     bail_task_if!(tip_res.is_err(), self, tip_res.unwrap_err());
 
-                    let tip = tip_res.unwrap() - 5;
+                    let tip = tip_res.unwrap() - BEHIND_TIP;
                     from = to;
                     to = std::cmp::max(to, tip);
 
-                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(POLLING_INTERVAL_SECS)).await;
                 }
             }
             .instrument(span),
@@ -155,8 +158,8 @@ impl ProcessStep for UpdateProducer {
                 bail_task_if!(height.is_err(), self, "Err retrieving height");
                 let height = height.expect("checked");
 
-                let mut from = height - 10;
-                let mut to = height - 5;
+                let mut from = height - (2 * BEHIND_TIP);
+                let mut to = height - BEHIND_TIP;
                 loop {
                     if from < to {
                         let res = self
@@ -177,11 +180,11 @@ impl ProcessStep for UpdateProducer {
                     let tip_res = provider.get_block_number().await;
                     bail_task_if!(tip_res.is_err(), self, tip_res.unwrap_err());
 
-                    let tip = tip_res.expect("checked") - 5;
+                    let tip = tip_res.expect("checked") - BEHIND_TIP;
                     from = to;
                     to = std::cmp::max(to, tip);
 
-                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(POLLING_INTERVAL_SECS)).await;
                 }
             }
             .instrument(span),
@@ -247,8 +250,8 @@ impl ProcessStep for RelayProducer {
             async move {
                 let provider = self.replica.client();
                 let height = provider.get_block_number().await.unwrap();
-                let mut from = height - 10;
-                let mut to = height - 5;
+                let mut from = height - (2 * BEHIND_TIP);
+                let mut to = height - BEHIND_TIP;
                 loop {
                     tracing::trace!(from = from.as_u64(), to = to.as_u64(), "produce_loop");
                     if from < to {
@@ -269,11 +272,11 @@ impl ProcessStep for RelayProducer {
                     }
                     let tip_res = provider.get_block_number().await;
                     bail_task_if!(tip_res.is_err(), self, tip_res.unwrap_err());
-                    let tip = tip_res.unwrap() - 5;
+                    let tip = tip_res.unwrap() - BEHIND_TIP;
                     from = to;
                     to = std::cmp::max(to, tip);
 
-                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(POLLING_INTERVAL_SECS)).await;
                 }
             }
             .instrument(span),
@@ -339,8 +342,8 @@ impl ProcessStep for ProcessProducer {
             async move {
                 let provider = self.replica.client();
                 let height = provider.get_block_number().await.unwrap();
-                let mut from = height - 10;
-                let mut to = height - 5;
+                let mut from = height - (2 * BEHIND_TIP);
+                let mut to = height - BEHIND_TIP;
                 loop {
                     if from < to {
                         let res = self
@@ -361,11 +364,11 @@ impl ProcessStep for ProcessProducer {
                     let tip_res = provider.get_block_number().await;
                     bail_task_if!(tip_res.is_err(), self, tip_res.unwrap_err());
 
-                    let tip = tip_res.unwrap() - 5;
+                    let tip = tip_res.unwrap() - BEHIND_TIP;
                     from = to;
                     to = std::cmp::max(to, tip);
 
-                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(POLLING_INTERVAL_SECS)).await;
                 }
             }
             .instrument(span),